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Cybersecurity Planning
Posted on February 29, 2020
Cybersecurity Plan Development
If you’re concerned about the cybersecurity of your business’ devices, you’re not alone. Learn what aspects matter for your cybersecurity plan in our post. Â
With the level of connectivity in today’s world, the need for robust and effective cybersecurity is more significant than ever. A network breach can be disastrous, making cybersecurity a vital requirement. To minimize the risk to your data, you need a written cybersecurity plan ensuring all devices used to comply with your company policies to protect physical systems from harm. While developing this plan, you’ll need to consider several factors, including compliance with government and industry laws and standards, while ensuring physical security devices work with standard tools and practices. Here are five factors you’ll want to consider your physical security devices provides significant protection against network breaches.
Comprehensive Cybersecurity Planning: Building a Resilient Defense for Your Business
In today’s ever-evolving threat landscape, effective cybersecurity planning is essential for protecting your business’s sensitive data and digital assets. Techsperts’s experienced cybersecurity professionals will work with you to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity plan that addresses your organization’s specific risks and vulnerabilities. Our holistic approach to cybersecurity planning encompasses everything from risk assessment and threat modeling to incident response planning and security awareness training. We also help you implement robust security controls and monitoring solutions to detect and respond to potential threats in real time.
Proactive Cybersecurity Planning: Mitigating Risks and Ensuring Business Continuity
Techsperts’s cybersecurity planning services go beyond simply reacting to threats. We take a proactive approach to cybersecurity, continuously assessing your organization’s risk profile and implementing measures to strengthen your defenses. Our cybersecurity experts stay up-to-date on the latest threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring that your cybersecurity plan remains effective and aligned with your business objectives. We also help you develop disaster recovery plans and business continuity strategies to minimize the impact of potential cyberattacks or other disruptive events.
Customized Cybersecurity Planning for Your Unique Needs
We understand that every business has unique cybersecurity challenges. That’s why Techsperts offers customized cybersecurity planning services tailored to your specific requirements. Our team of certified cybersecurity consultants will work closely with you to understand your business operations, identify your most critical assets, and develop a cybersecurity plan that fits your budget and risk tolerance. We can help you implement a range of security solutions, from endpoint protection and network security to cloud security and data loss prevention.
Solid Strategy: Cybersecurity Factors
Updates and Patches
An effective way to maintain cybersecurity is consistently applying patches and updates to the software. Making this a regular part of your cybersecurity strategy ensures that known and emerging vulnerabilities are addressed. This vital part of your regular maintenance schedule is often missed because nobody for certain whose responsibility it is. By assigning specific ownership of these tasks, you can ensure these updates don’t fall through the cracks and cause significant problems.
Managing Vulnerabilities
IoT and digitization means that there can be thousands of devices on your network. The assets required to stay on top of these devices can be problematic due to aspects of functionality needed to keep these devices functioning properly for both security and IT purposes, which can often be at cross-purposes to each other. For example, a security device may be manufactured with HTTPS connectivity and a self-signed security certificate, which triggers red flags during IT scans. Understanding that code used in device firmware may be borrowed from other code, which makes your business dependent on the original code vendor. The vendor will need to work with other providers to develop a patch and test it, delaying deployment and requiring your IT team to establish short-term fixes.
Replacing Equipment
Older equipment, such as security cameras, may no longer be supported by the manufacturer, creating a vector for security attacks because the firmware is not being regularly updated. For this reason, most cameras require a timeframe of five to seven years before replacement. This creates expensive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive processes if you plan on changing out all of your assets at one time. Developing a plan to replace approximately one-fifth of your assets every year for the ongoing future means that you can keep your system protected with better cybersecurity features while shifting the cost from capital to operating expense categories.
Vital Documentation
Any time you’re working with an integrator, they should be able to provide documentation that certifies that all devices and systems they’re putting into place comply with your cybersecurity policies. Because most manufacturers provide a hardening guide for security professionals to secure devices against threats, this information needs to match your cybersecurity policy, which is why it is so important to have a concrete written cybersecurity policy to ensure all physical security equipment and system meet your expectations.
Secure Your Supply Chain
Knowing where products come from and how vendors secure their devices helps ensure that your supply chain won’t become an attack vector. This includes trusted platform modules (TPM), secure firmware or secure boot options, or a combination of these three. The TPM contains onboard encryption keys and certificates that are specific to the hosting system to provide hardware authentication. Firmware is checked against the secure boot system with signed hashes from the manufacturer and in the firmware’s boot sector to ensure they haven’t been compromised. If the device firmware has malware on board, the device won’t start, providing secure protection.
By providing a robust framework against hackers, you can ensure your physical security devices don’t become an entry point to your network and deserve strong consideration in your written cybersecurity policy. If you need help with your company’s cybersecurity issues, Techsperts is here to help. Please feel free to contact us today to get started.
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Having a reliable and enthusiastic partner in the realm of IT services and solutions is essential for achieving continuous growth by implementing effective technological strategies. Our owner, Joe Cannata, is wholeheartedly dedicated to helping clients optimize their technology to gain a competitive edge in their industries.
At Techsperts, Joe leads a team of highly dedicated professionals who are fully committed to providing exceptional IT services and solutions. With his extensive expertise and hands-on experience, Joe ensures that clients receive unparalleled support and guidance for their IT projects. You can trust Techsperts to elevate your business systems and remain at the forefront in today’s fiercely competitive business landscape.
